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Talented Animation student gains prop-making skills at work experience placement

Capital City College student Molly Keeble-Watson Stead completes an exciting work experience placement at London-based prop and costume designer Unlikely Studios.

Molly Keeble-Watson Stead, an Animation and Games Design – Level 3 Extended Diploma student based at the college’s Soho centre, recently completed a successful two-week placement at Unlikely Studios as part of her course.

Talented Animation student gains prop-making skills at work experience placement

Unlikely Studios is a small prop and costume-making studio in Royal Albert Wharf that makes custom creations and worlds for clients across multiple industries including entertainment and advertising. The studio has created props for the iconic TV series The Witcher, and the film Snow White and their work has also been featured at the illustrious Cannes Film Festival.

During the incredibly varied hands-on placement, which took place from 11 – 22 November, Molly worked on a number of unique client projects such as creating a fake prop head by sponging latex onto a mould, hand-crafting realistic leaves to form part of a drag costume with the feel of a decaying forest and sewing a corset.

Talented Animation student gains prop-making skills at work experience placement

Molly said: “The highlights of the work experience were learning new skills and ways of doing things. Before these two weeks, I had never used a sewing machine and by the end, I’d produced a corset fully made by myself. 

The work experience placement enabled Molly to develop relationships with professionals in her chosen industry and gave her the opportunity to develop her personal portfolio as she explores her next steps such as Higher Education.

She said: “I especially felt proud of the amount of professional work I was able to produce in such a short time. The placement has helped me network with people in the industry I wish to go into, I now have lots of work in my portfolio that shows me working for clients which will help with applying to university.”

Talented Animation student gains prop-making skills at work experience placement

Molly showed her initiative in finding her work experience placement by messaging a number of potential studios on LinkedIn to enquire about opportunities. As a result of her hard work and strong practical abilities, Molly has been invited to return to Unlikely Studios to assist with an art class.

At CCC, we place a high value on work experience and all full-time study programmes include a placement with the relevant sector. As Molly’s successful placement demonstrated, work experience benefits both students and our work experience providers.

If a career in the creative industry appeals to you, take a look at our excellent range of Digital Media and Creative Computing courses and apply today!

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